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The Final Set: Frank Albert Family Slides
The final set of M. A. Seed Dry Plate negatives have been scanned and edited for your perusal. In the coming weeks we will be identifying as many individuals as we can. In the meantime sit back and enjoy the final set of images from the Albert family at the turn of the 20th Century!
Read MoreAnother View into the Past
As our journey through the M. A. Seed Dry Plate negative collection continues, we have information on which Fife family is recorded on these glass plates. As you will see in the photo below, the names of family members are written on the exterior wall of a building: The names are: Katie, Rosie, Max, and…
Read MoreSnapshots of life at the turn of the 20th Century
We recently went through our archives at the museum, and found a set of exposed glass “dry plate” negatives from the M.A. Seed Dry Plate Company. M. A. Seed Dry Plate Company was founded in 1883 in St. Louis, Missouri by Miles Anscow Seed. Born in Lancashire, England in 1843, Miles moved to the United…
Read MoreThe Fife Historical Society: Celebrating 25 Years
This year the Fife Historical Society is celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary. The original Articles of Incorporation and Application for a Non-Profit Corporation were filed with the Washington State Secretary of State on December 26, 2000. As of December, 2000, the business address of this new Non-Profit Corporation was the law Offices of Franklin L.…
Read MoreHappy National Nonprofit Day!
What is National Nonprofit Day you ask? On August 17th, 1894 The Tariff Act of 1984 was signed into law. It imposed the first federal income tax on corporations and included exemptions for nonprofit corporations and charitable institutions. With a few modifications, nonprofit exemptions remain a solid part of the law and have served significant…
Read MoreWill the real Fife please stand up?
Not long ago, I received a message from someone looking for information on a photo of a building in Fife – not one that looked familiar, and a bit older than what we are used to. After a few questions, it turned out the gentleman was asking about a building in Fife, British Columbia, not…
Read MoreFife History Museum Demonstrates Antique Nail Sorter
We demo an antique nail sorter! There are no instructions or information on the nail sorter online, so we decided to pull one out of storage, set it up, and see what we can make happen. We set the nail sorter up according to photos we found on auction sites and then played around with…
Read MoreWelcome to the Fife Historical Society Blog!
Hi there! My name is Julie Watts, and I’m the Managing Director of the Fife Historical Society. I manage the day to day operations for the Fife History Museum and our rental venue, the Dacca Barn. I have the help of several volunteers and my Board of Directors. Currently, our Board consists of the following…
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